The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-03
THE NEWS AT CHICAGO.
The Condemned Men Show Intense Nervous
ness, but Decline Talk.

The Condemned Men Show Intense Nervous
ness, but Decline Talk.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2. A feeling of intense
nervousness, or mental excitement, all the more
evident from the determined effort to suppress
it on the part of those who influenced By
it, pervaded that portion of the county Jail
which is occupied by the condemned Anarchists,
this morning. and it was with evident feel
ing of suspense that the condemned men paced
the corridor when they took their morning ex-
ercise This feeling was. no doubt, owing to
thu expectancy OF = decision from the United
States Supreme Court in 4keir case,
and the suspense in which they are until
they receive IL. Despite the disquiet of their
minds they all did their best to preserve their
outward demeanor. Lineg and Fischer looked
as defiant as ever, and Spies loses none of his
cynical expression as the fatal day approaches
Parsons does his best to preserve his iollity,
but this morning lis attempts at saiety were
sorry ones, and it was evident, from his every
act and general manner, that he, too, felt the
gravity of the situation, and that his spirits suf
fered as deeply as any of the others from the
i'm mportance of the message which in few short
hours he expected receive fixing his fate so far
as the courts of the land can do it. Fielden's
contemplatveness was given full swing and
nobody who watched him could doubt for a
moment that the subject he was pondering
in his mind was what the decision of the
highest court in the land on his case
would be. The habitual deepset pallor of
Schwab's countenance more marked
than ever before, and those who watched him
minutely wondered in their own minds If the
executioner would anticipate by any very long
period the ordinary laws of nature In conSigu-
ing him to the tomb Eugel has the most stolid
countenance in the lot, but even his apparently
sluggish nature was considerably ruffied to-day.
and 1t was evident that mentally he was as
deeply interested any of the others in what
the purport of the expected message would be.
The first news of the decision was taken to the
jail by an Associated Press reporter few min
utes after it had been received from Washington.
Jaor Folz was in his Office tipped back In his
chair and about to light cigar When the re-
porter told him the news he deliberately struck
a match, lit his cigar, and said, WELL il is just
what we expected"
There were no visitors at the Jail to-day, and
all the prisoners were IN their cells when ths
news arrived. A note was sent up to Spies tell
ing him that the writ had been denied and ask
ing If he had any statement to make in regard to
the matter. Spies was sitting in his CELL busiy
engaged with manuscript. He read the
note and returned it with short II have
nothing to say" None oe the other men would
quiet in and around the jail, and, in fact all
over the whole city. The denial of the writ
what was universally expected here. The police
have all thought that the court would not in
terfere, and the general impression among them
is that the sentence will be carried into effect
Nov IL
..If they are to be hung at alp said Lieuten-
ant Fitzpatrick, ''they should die that dav.
TIE suspense of a reprieve by Governor Oglesby
would have bad effect, and would not only to
a great extent lessen the moral example, but
would entail additional suspense the prison
ers."
THAT'S 80, said another police official, s'there
is desire the part of the officers who have
suffered from the throwing of the bombs to tor
ture the murderers; they only wish to see the
law carried out"
Captain Buckley compressed his lips when the
news reached him at arnory. $50" he
said, ''the Supreme Court has upheld the right
eous verdict and just decision of the State Su
preme Court. 1t is retribution for the murder
of the officers whose wives are now widows. and
children orphans. l trust and believe the
Governor will not interfere"
Within ten minutes after the verdict was
known eight officers IN citizens clothes
appeared. Two of them stepped quietly into the
jail and the others stationed themselves in the
Criminal Court building and about the neiehbor-
hood. The baiiiff at the outer door leading into
the Jail courts says he is instructed to admit no
one, but whether this applies To the near rala-
tlves OF the death-senfenced men Is not known.
The streets about the jail are perfectly quiet
No crowds have gathered and incidents of
any sort have as yet occurred. Ine police are
prepared for any emergency, though they say
they have no fear of uprising open vio-
lence.
Without any previous intimation. a rule rigid
~ debarring visitors from the Jail was quickly
put into force and no one was allowed to enter
the building during the afternoon except Off |
GERS. reporters and relatives of the Anarchists
As soon as the news from Washington had gen. |
orally circulated through the city there was a
rush OF miscellaneous people to sec the con
demned men before 1t was too late. They en-
tered the sherifs Office in droves. but the latch
string had been Withdrawn Loud and ioag
were the expostuistions. but the bury deputy |
who guarded the way to the Jail yard was obdu-
rate as the prison walls. Friends of the doomed |
men. bearing baskets of delicacies for them.
begged admittance The dainties were passed |
in, but only relatives gained entrance
Sheriff Matson said: s'I don't want TO make |
any fuss about il. but the visits of other Anar-